C3: Encourage and Incentivize Employee Participation – Above Green

(1 point)

INTENT

To generate ideas to further reduce waste and incentivize zero waste behavior to ensure program participation.

REQUIREMENTS

Establish system to collect written or verbal suggestions from all employees on zero waste program. Establish program to identify and reward those who make outstanding contributions to reducing waste.

POTENTIAL STRATEGIES

Assess best methodology for gathering employee suggestions and organize a suggestion and awards program. Disseminate program throughout company. Program can be set up for employees to benefit from recommendations implemented, with recognition, prizes, or monetary bonuses. Awards and recognition program could be structured to benefit targeted charities selected by employees.

SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTATION

Narrative describing collection of zero waste recommendations. Narrative also needs to describe how and when incentives and recognition are provided for recommendations and/or zero waste activities.
Documentation verifying program such as copies of awards, suggestion forms, promotion of programs, announcements, photographs from celebrations.